expectation

Example Sentences

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Plenty will venture to Murrayfield with great expectations, and a little more trepidation.

From BBC

Many “Wicked” items sold out within days of their release last fall and sales exceeded expectations, Hagopian said, attributing strong results to loyal customers and new ones who switched for the branded merchandise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, he embraced it, leveraging it through the years to awe viewers with that friendly face before playing with their expectations.

From Salon

Princeton University is lowering expectations for its endowment’s returns because its private-capital investments have disappointed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".

From BBC